Manager Control, Ops and IT Job Vacancy - Stanbic Bank

Organisation: Stanbic Bank

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Stanbic

Bank Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is

in turn owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”), Africa’s leading

banking and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group is the leading

banking group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African banking

group ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the largest

bank in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full range of

banking services through two business units; Personal and Business Banking

(PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).

Job Summary: The Manager Control, Ops and IT will support

Stanbic Bank in the following;

• Risk Monitoring: Manage/ Supervise Routine efforts to
  
  provide assurance on adherence to compliance standards, operational and
  
  reputational risks mitigation deployments –making use of both the
  
  preventive and detective approaches.


• Risk Reporting: Collating all the necessary
  
  information and offering necessary support for resolution


• Establish and maintain the necessary control
  
  processes and escalation paths to adequately control the processes and
  
  functions supported within PBB and CIB business lines in-country


• Mitigate operational risk through
  
  implementing a number of control and monitoring processes i.e. end to end
  
  control framework for the “other” Head Office functions

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• In charge of coordinating the design of
  
  monitoring Checklists which will be used as a mechanism for  monitoring, assessing and reporting
  
  operational risk  in the area of
  
  control


• Ensures the adoption and execution of the
  
  compliance standards within the assigned Enabler area of concern


• Ensuring the control /operational framework
  
  (KRIs, RCSAs and CODAC) is adhered to in the area of concern.


• The incumbent will assess the risks faced by
  
  Head Office functions and provide effective loss management and a loss
  
  control/prevention avenues


• The jobholder will partner with the
  
  identified Enabler- management to form a part of their strategy


• Provide direction, oversight and execution of
  
  the control standards in Business


• Oversee a culture of holistic and integrated
  
  risk management by establishing control practices anchored on our
  
  procedures – across the area of concern- study all incidents emanating
  
  from this span of control and ensure non-re occurrence of the same.


• Work in liaison with the Manager Routine
  
  Monitoring to ensure that valid support in the training of the Routine
  
  Monitoring Officers to enable them come to speed on internal control
  
  dynamics


• Managing the execution of mini-audits / spot
  
  checks in the Enabler area of concern with the aim of cleaning up and
  
  passing Audits.


• Identify knowledge/skills gaps and work with
  
  the Line Manager and HR Business Partners to recommend appropriate
  
  interventions


• Actively participate actively in the closure
  
  of Audit findings in the Business area


• Establishes and maintains the Mission
  
  Critical Processes (MCP), sub-processes and underlying controls needed to
  
  effectively manage control in the areas of coverage


• Implements the group robust and scalable
  
  Business Operating Model to support the management oversight of all
  
  control processes in-country. This will include: detection of control
  
  failures with suitable Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and failure remediation.
  
  Working with operational control teams in the region and ensure lessons
  
  learnt are shared.


• Implementation of solutions to reduce,
  
  mitigate or remove risk;


• Maintenance of robust reporting mechanisms
  
  for risk and performance indicators, exceptions, trends, operational
  
  incidents and executive status reporting.


• Perform any duties as assigned by the Head
  
  Internal Control

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the Stanbic Bank Manager
  
  Control, Ops and IT job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree from a
  
  recognized university


• Possession of professional qualifications
  
  i.e. ACCA or CPA will be an added advantage


• At least three years’ work experience in a
  
  Control / Audit environment


• Three years of supervisory or managerial
  
  experience


• Broad working knowledge of the Banks’ policies,
  
  procedures and practices


• Broad knowledge and understanding of the
  
  branch network and interface between frontline service, responsive sales
  
  and support functions


• Working knowledge of transaction processes
  
  relevant to products and services offered to customers


• Working knowledge of the Bank’s operating
  
  systems and controls


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Excellent communication skills


• Excellent analytical skills


• Decision making skills


• Good problem solving skills


• People management skills


• Conflict resolution skills


• Change management skills


• Good negotiation skills


• Stakeholder management


• Hold a valid driver’s license

All

candidates who wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking Groups,

Standard Bank in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by

visiting Link below.

Deadline: 5^th April, 2016